Five Simple Things (July 28)

Hello.

Here are five things this week.

1. These flowers.

This week's flowers were top-notch.

2. This view.

Picking up Skylar this week from college has made me so proud of him. I just loved seeing him sitting on the sign as if he dominated the day.

3. This duck.

Out of all three of our ducks, Quappy loves watermelon the most.

4. This window.

These little paper houses are the best. I like how they sit along the windowsill and bring some color to the area. The colored printable houses we printed several years ago from The Neighborhood, and the uncolored houses are from IKEA.

5. This doggy.

Enjoying the sunshine and living his best life.

One last thing:

While digging around in the garden this week Skylar found a colony of ants quickly hiding away their babies before anything happened to them. We watched them for a bit before covering them back up. Good luck, little ants!

Positive affirmations this week:

This book exert is a good example of why we should always lead our children to be better than us, and allow them to become their own. As we age we always want to give our kids a leg up to be successful and to carry on with our legacy. Therefore, the apprentice must surpass the master in life. This doesn't just apply to our children, but it also applies to others. Always help others be successful and happy in life, but allow them to grow, as well. This also applies to us and growing beyond what our parents did. When we hold others back, we are holding ourselves back. Push to be better and pass that knowledge onto other people, so we can all thrive and live our lives to the fullest. And never forget, the only person you are in competition with each day is yourself, not other people. You can do this! 🌈